Not scared, just insecure

Dorothy Rowe links attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms with a child’s fear of adults (16 June, p 24). Surely a more likely explanation of these symptoms is stress and anxiety caused by insecurity.

We know that the major problem children say they face daily is bullying, and we know that the bully is usually using this behaviour to cope with his or her own insecurity. The important issue is why children now suffer more from insecurity. The answer is not that children are now more insecure than previous generations, but that the support is often lacking to cope with …